| Walter Hall | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Walter Houston Hall |
| Born | (1947-06-12)June 12, 1947 (age 77) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Clemmons, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Maryland |
| Turned professional | 1971,[a] 1973,[b] 1994 |
| Former tour(s) | Asia Golf Circuit NGA Hooters Tour Champions Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 |
| European Senior Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
Walter Houston Hall (born June 12, 1947) is an Americanprofessional golfer.
Hall was born inWinston-Salem, North Carolina. He played collegiately at theUniversity of Maryland, College Park.
Hall turned professional in 1971, his amateur status having been forfeited when he entered the qualifying tournament for thePGA Tour.[1] After failing to qualify for the tour, regained his amateur status in September 1972. He turned professional again in July 1973, and played on several mini-tours after missing out on the PGA Tour for a second time. After being professionally inactive for five years, in May 1980, he regained his amateur status once more.[2] He turned professional for a third time in his late 40s, in preparation for the over-50s senior tours, and played on theAsia Golf Circuit in 1994 and 1995 and mini-tours in the United States, including theNGA Hooters Tour.[3] His first professional win came at the Mid Pines Open on the Coastal Carolina Tour (later the Hurricane Tour) in 1993.[4] In 1996, he won the season ending Naturally Fresh Cup on the Hooters Tour.[5]
Hall joined theSenior PGA Tour in 1997 and has won once, the 2001AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship. He also won thePGA Seniors Championship on theEuropean Seniors Tour in 1997.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 29, 1996 | Naturally Fresh Cup | −10 (66-72-70-70=278) | Playoff |  Steve Ford,Kyle Flinton,Garrett Willis |
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 26,2001 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | −15 (68-66-65-70=269) | Playoff | Ed Dougherty |
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | ACE Group Classic |  José María Cañizares,Lanny Wadkins,Tom Watson | Wadkins won with par on third extra hole Hall and Watson eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2001 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Ed Dougherty | Won with par on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 25,1997 | The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship | −11 (69-69-69-70=277) | 3 strokes |  Tommy Horton |
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